 | Charles Noble - American literature - 1898 - 460 pages
...but the conclusion was, two great stones were brought before Powhatan : then as many as could laid hands on him, dragged him to them, and thereon laid his head, and being ready with their clubs, to beate out his braines, Pocahontas the King's dearest daughter, when no intreaty could prevaile, got... | |
 | Andrew Lang, Donald Grant Mitchell - Literature - 1898 - 558 pages
...but the conclusion was, two great stones were brought before Powhatan : then as many as could layd hands on him, dragged him to them, and thereon laid his head, and being ready with their clubs, to beate out his braines, Pocahontas the Kings dearest daughter, when no intreaty could prevaile, got... | |
 | Richard Garnett, Léon Vallée, Alois Brandl - Anthologies - 1899 - 444 pages
...but the conclusion was, two great stones were brought before Powhatan : then as many as could layd hands on him, dragged him to them, and thereon laid his head, and being ready with their clubs, to beate out his braines, Pocahontas the Kings dearest daughter, when no intreaty could prevaile, got... | |
 | Richard Garnett - 1899 - 432 pages
...but the conclusion was, two great stones were brought before Powhatan : then as many as could layd hands on him, dragged him to them, and thereon laid his head, and being ready with their clubs, to beate out his braines, Pocahontas the Kings dearest daughter, when no intreaty could prevaile, got... | |
 | Walter Cochrane Bronson - American literature - 1900 - 400 pages
...but the conclusion was, two great stones were brought before Powhatan : then as many as could layd hands on him, dragged him to them, and thereon laid his head, and being ready with their clubs, to beate out his braines, Pocahontas the Kings dearest daughter, when no intreaty could prevaile, got... | |
 | Henry Coppée - Literature - 1900 - 588 pages
...the conclusion was, two great stones were brought before Powhatan ; then as many as could laid hand on him, dragged him to them, and thereon laid his head ; and, being ready with their clubs to * The work from which this selection is taken was written by Thomas Studley, Robert Fenton, Edward... | |
 | William Peterfield Trent, Benjamin Willis Wells - American literature - 1901 - 316 pages
...but the conclusion was, two great stones were brought before Powhatan : then as many as could laid hands on him, dragged him to them, and thereon laid...when no entreaty could prevail, got his head in her arms, and laid her own upon his to save his from death : whereat the Emperor was contented he should... | |
 | Elizabeth Lee - 1901 - 302 pages
...but the conclusion was, two great stones were brought before Powhatan ; then as many as could laid hands on him, dragged him to them, and thereon laid...when no entreaty could prevail, got his head in her arms, and laid her own upon his to save him from death ; whereat the Emperor was contented he should... | |
 | Literature - 1901 - 686 pages
...but the conclusion was, two great stones were brought before Powhatan : then as many as could layd hands on him, dragged him to them, and thereon laid his head, and being ready with their clubs, to beate out his braiues, Pocahontas the Kings dearest daughter, when no intreaty could prevaile, got... | |
 | Charles Dudley Warner - American essays - 1904 - 512 pages
...the conclusion was two great stones were brought before Powhatan; then as many as could layd bands on him, dragged him to them, and thereon laid his head, and being ready with their clubs, to beate out his braines. Pocahontas, the King's dearest daughter, when no entreaty could prevaile, got... | |
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... having feasted him after their best barbarous manner they could, a long consultation was held, but the conclusion was, two great stones were brought before Powhatan: then as many as could... 
